No drivers license and can’t read English

No drivers license and can’t read English

No drivers license and can’t read English. The result was a collision with a metro link train and a life lost. Before we consider giving a drivers license to a non English reading and speaking individual, the state must consider the danger that they are allowing to roam our streets and highways.

The same thought should apply to allowing Mexican truck drivers to drop off and pick up loads on our streets and highways. Can they read and speak English? Do the trucks and divers carry insurance in the event they cause injury or physical damage? Do the trucks burn low sulfur fuel or are they going to add to the pollution and particulate problem? Are the trucks safe and the drivers skilled enough to drive our freeways?

Is the administration (President Bush) willing to sacrifice our health and welfare in the name of NAFTA. I would expect that before any Mexican truck is allowed to freely roam the highways and byways of the United States they are inspected for having a qualified English reading and speaking driver, adequate insurance with a company based in the United States, and a safety inspected truck burning low sulfur fuel.

If the administration can’t insure these minimum requirements, then Mexican truck drivers should be banned from United States roads.